That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
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Gill's Exposition
That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance,.... Into the heart and mind of God, into his face, speaking after the manner of men; observing such gross and open wickedness, he determined…
The top of a rock - The blood was poured upon a naked, dry, rock where it could not be absorbed or unnoticed.
Adam Clarke
That it might cause fury - This very blood shall be against them, as the blood of Abel was against Cain.
We have here,
I. The notice God gives to Ezekiel in Babylon of Nebuchadnezzar's laying siege to Jerusalem, just at the time when he was doing it (Eze 24:2): "Son of man, take notice, the king of…
Cambridge Bible
I have set her blood In Eze 24:24 it was Jerusalem herself who left her bloodshed uncovered; here, as usual in the prophet, this is an appointment of God, that he may bring up judgment because of it.
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